First Things First: Technology Successes in the Primary Grades

Learning Word –she teaches them the tools of Word that they need to use
Inserting Clip Art

Writers Workshop –highlighter – edit other students work, they can show that they have made changes

Spelling Word Art

Templates – could be used in centers – more guided – save as document template, they will then have to save and make their changes, put it on the desktop

Internet

What to include in your web quest
Introduction
Tasks
Resources
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
Use links to appropriate sites, your choice

Find ISTE upload and look up this presentation for PowerPoint

http://Webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/bascomb-es/anywalker/

Reading log – active database – printed in Access – student is to read a book every night and record it into the database.

Classroom Connections

PowerPoint

My Grade 2 Reflections – Teacher, Friends, Favorite Subject, Favorite Event
Templates
PowerPoint Slides
Interactive Games
Math Facts & Sight Word Practice
Jeopardy Games
Group Project Presentations
Transitioning – cloze sentences, answers come in later

Microsoft Publisher
Invitations to Parties
Picture Story Prompts – give them a picture, they write a story
Mother’s Day Cards

Storybook Weaver
Write your own stories and illustrations
Landforms
Space

Inspiration
Webs for Stories
Web for books – students can fill in the characters, setting

Kid Pix
Pictures to go with stories
Diagrams
Compound Words

Type to Learn

KidWorks
Write the stories and Kidworks will read it back to you.

Video Streaming
Download video and have the students respond to the video, make template that they will have to fill out.

MovieMaker
Take lots of pictures and put on website
Does technology increase student writing scores and attitudes?
PowerPoint presentation is on the ISTE website – type in Any Walker